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Are Arbitration Agreements in Job Applications Enforceable?
With increasing frequency, employers in many industries are embracing the use of arbitration as the exclusive dispute resolution mechanism with their employees. Two recent cases addressed the enforceability of arbitration agreements contained in job applications -- and came to opposite conclusions. Jeffrey S. Klein and Nicholas J. Pappas, partners at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, discuss those cases and their significance for employers who might be thinking of using such clauses.Domestic Dispute Raises Major Constitutional Issues
The combination of a mailbox and toxic chemicals transformed an assault stemming from a domestic dispute into a federal prosecution under the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998. And in the nation's high court, that prosecution now pits the federal government against states.Captive Market Yields High Rates
Carol Martindale-Taylor was a college student when she fell in love with an inmate 2,000 miles away in Virginia -- a man she would eventually marry. Martindale-Taylor faced astronomical phone bills driven up by surcharged collect calls from the prison. She now co-chairs the Maryland chapter of Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE), a national prison reform organization trying to cut the cost of prison phone service with pro bono assistance.Social Media Law Center - News Articles
Welcome to the Social Media Law Center, an online service of The Legal Intelligencer. In this section you will find a collection of news articles analyzing the legal issues and emerging trends in social media law.View more book results for the query "New York University"
Judge tells Louis Vuitton to take a joke in 'Hangover' case
Warner Bros. banked on getting some laughs in a scene in The Hangover: Part II, when one of the characters bungles the name of his counterfeit designer luggage. The scene didn't amuse Louis Vuitton, but it did a federal judge.Defendants agree to butt out of North Face parodies
The strange saga of a college student who launched parody brands of an outdoor clothing company appears to have come to a conclusion. The North Face and the makers of "South Butt" and "Butt Face" parody products have filed a joint consent judgment of contempt.Appearance-Based Discrimination Suits Are on the Rise
Companies that regulate their workers' appearance -- from banning tattoos to mandating makeup -- are facing a growing number of appearance-based discrimination lawsuits, involving everything from eyebrow rings to sexy clothing. "It's not the IBM loose white shirt world anymore," said employment attorney Henry Perlowski, who predicted that as more and more "different" looking people enter the work force, "the tensions between culture and policy are going to escalate."Trending Stories
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